Daily Bible Verses by Book

¹ Help, Lord, for no one is faithful anymore;
those who are loyal have vanished from the human race.

² Everyone lies to their neighbour;
they flatter with their lips
but harbour deception in their hearts.

³ May the Lord silence...

AAARRRGGGH!

¹ How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever?
    How long will you hide your face from me? (your attention seems to be elsewhere)
² How long must I wrestle with my thoughts (I have to deal with stuff on my own)
    and day after day have sorrow in my heart?
    How long will my enemy triumph over me? (My enemies are fear,...

Heavenly father,
open my heart to an understanding of the goodness that is only to be found in you,
that I may seek after you
and lead me not into the foolish temptation of thinking that there is no such goodness, and no such God

¹ The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.”
    They are corrupt.
    They have done abominable deeds.
    There is no one who does good.
^2 ...

Lord God, who shall live with you?

² Those who do what is right,
speak the truth in their hearts;
⁴  despise all evil thoughts and actions
honour those fear God, and
are faithful, even when it hurts

³ They don’...

¹My relationship with you, God, is my safe place,
 ²for it is the source of all goodness.

³I delight in seeing how your goodness flows in the lives of others
⁴and I turn away from other life sources which give rise to much sorrow

⁵ I acknowledge you as the source of my life
⁶ and am...

¹ Hear, Yahweh, my righteous plea;
    Give ear to my prayer, that doesn’t go out of deceitful lips.
³  I have resolved that my mouth shall not disobey.
⁴     I have kept myself from the ways of the violent.
⁶ I have called on you, for you will answer me, God.
    Turn your ear to me. Hear my speech.
...

Hear, Yahweh, my righteous plea;
    Give ear to my prayer, that doesn’t go out of deceitful lips.
³  I have resolved that my mouth shall not disobey.
⁴     I have kept myself from the ways of the violent.
⁶ I have called on you, for you will answer me, God.
    Turn your ear to me. Hear my speech.
⁷ Show your...

¹ I love you, Yahweh, my strength.
² Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer;
    my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge;
    my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
³ I call on Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised;
    and I am saved from my enemies.
⁴ The cords of death surrounded me....

¹ I love you, Yahweh, my strength.
² Yahweh is my rock, in whom I take refuge;
³ I call on Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised;
    and I am saved from my enemies.

⁴ The cords of death surrounded me.
⁶ In my distress I called on Yahweh,
He heard my voice and my cry before him came into his ears.
^7...

¹¹ Come, you children, listen to me.
    I will teach you the fear of Yahweh.
¹⁴ Depart from evil, and do good.
    seek peace, and pursue it.

¹⁸ Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart,
    and saves those who have a crushed spirit.
¹⁹ Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
    but Yahweh...